Harlingen South fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Mercedes on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 7-6. That makes it the first time this season the Hawks have let down their home crowd.
Lexi Sandoval put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Kara Jensen was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Harlingen South suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 13-5. As for Mercedes, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Harlingen South didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-1 win against Edcouch-Elsa on the 4th. As for Mercedes, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 16-0 victory against Donna North on the 4th.
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